BLH Lüftungstechnik in Germany acquired

17-08-2016

SIG plc, the leading European specialist solutions provider to the construction industry,announces that it has acquired BLH - Bauelemente für Lüftungstechnik Hennen GmbH.

This acquisition supports our strategy to move up the value chain and provide a ‘one stop shop’ offering to our installer customers that includes consultation, design, fabrication and assembly, testing and after-sales services.

This acquisition provides SIG Air Handling with initial market entry into Germany, complementing our acquisition of Profant in Austria at the beginning of the year. Furthermore, BLH will help deliver strong synergies across our Air Handling businesses in Benelux and France, along with high potential for SIG Germany.

The existing management team of BLH will remain with the business to deliver the continued growth and development of the company.

Oliver Hennen, Managing Director of BLH:

“When my father founded the company in 1999 I was still in school and worked in production during holidays and Saturdays. While we were growing in the past 17 years a lot of things changed. But the keys to our success still remain the same: lean structures and small overhead, focus on product quality and putting a lot of heart and soul into the company. I’m really looking forward to the new opportunities and synergies that will open up with our integration into SIG Air Handling.”

Press release: SIG Air Handling is growing!

30-05-2016

SIG Air Handling opened its 10th Belgian distribution point in Ostend this year. A noteworthy achievement that now gives the company no fewer than 100 distribution sites throughout Europe. SIG Air Handling offers expertise on improving air quality in interiors, both at home and at work. A healthy air quality in an indoor environment is vitally important for people´s comfort, safety and health.

SIG Air Handling therefore offers customised solutions for keeping the quality of the indoor climate healthy. For example, it works out complete solutions for HVAC projects of professional installers and design offices by supplying a complete line of gratings, fans, air conditioning, fire dampers and air groups. Thanks to its expertise in the various market segments, SIG Air Handling offers applications for different types of interiors, ranging from offices and warehouses to stores, hospitals and schools. In addition, SIG Air Handling wishes to even better support its customers by expanding the product and system offer, including climate ceilings, parking garage and tunnel ventilation and new service activities. A unique, fast distribution.

SIG Air Handling has already opened many distribution points so as to optimally support its professional installers. Ostend can now boast of being home to the 10th distribution point in Belgium. On the European level SIG Air Handling has also developed a strong network, with a total of over 100 distribution centres.

These distribution points confirm SIG Air Handling´s steadfast determination to improve indoor air quality. Thanks to the presence of SIG Air Handling on the local market, installers get quick access to both the right products and up-to-date product knowledge. Flexibility and technical support are also major advantages. At SIG Air Handling´s one-stop shop, customers will also find easy and always accessible e-commerce solutions.

Via its distribution points, SIG Air Handling makes more than 4,000 products immediately available to installers, for example when they urgently require fittings. The product line includes over 15,000 articles in all, and orders can be guaranteed for delivery to the construction site within 24 hours.

Growing European expansion and increase in scale SIG plc wants to significantly expand its Air Handling activities in Europe. With the name change last year from Air Trade Centre Belgium to SIG Air Handling Belgium and its recent acquisitions, SIG plc has strengthened its position on the international market. After the acquisition in September 2015 of the HC group (with sites in the Netherlands and Great Britain), Profant in Austria (http://www.profant.at) and Interland Techniek in the Netherlands (http://www.interlandtechniek.nl) were also recently taken over.

SIG PLC ACQUIRED PROFANT LUFTTECHNIK HANDELSGMBH

03-02-2016

SIG plc, the leading European specialist solutions provider to the construction industry, announces that it has acquired Profant Lufttechnik HandelsgmbH.

The acquisition of Profant Lufttechnik supports SIG’s strategy to grow its Air Handling operations across Europe. This acquisition will enhance SIG’s customer proposition by extending its product and system offering, including in attractive areas of car park and tunnel ventilation, stair case ventilation systems, plus new service capabilities.

The existing management team of Profant Lufttechnik will remain with the business to deliver the continued growth and development of the company.

Lex Hemels, Managing Director of SIG Air Handling:

‘We are extremely pleased that Profant Lufttechnik will be joining SIG, and we look forward to partnering with the management team to grow the business together. The acquisition of Profant Lufttechnik will start our Air Handling offering in Austria, and provides opportunities for growth in other SIG geographies.’

About Profant Lufttechnik

Profant Lufttechnik is a distributor and manufacturer of premium air handling systems and the market leader in Austria for car park ventilation and smoke exhaust systems.

Profant is both high margin and high value add, with a one-stop-shop offering to the installer that includes consultation, design, assembly, testing and aftersales services.

René Profant, Managing Director of Profant Lufftechnik: ‘After 35 successful years as a “lone wolf” in the Austrian market we are glad to be part of the big “family” SIG Air Handling. We are looking forward to an exciting future with new surroundings... Larger team, more innovation and new products will provide us with better opportunities in the market – let`s do it!’

About SIG plc

SIG is the leading European provider of specialist solutions to the construction industry.

The Group has a product and service offering of significant scale with strong positions in its four core product areas of Exteriors, Interiors, Insulation and Air Handling. SIG operates from over 660 trading sites across the UK and Ireland, Mainland Europe and the Middle East. SIG is a FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange, with annual revenues of £2.6 billion and over 9,000 employees.

For more information visit: http://www.sigplc.com/

SIG AIR HANDLING @VSK exhibition Utrecht

02-02-2016

With our strong companies Inatherm, HC Groep, Interland Techniek &
Air Trade Centre we are present at the VSK Exhibition at Utrecht from 2-5
February 2016. You can visit us in hall 11, booth A032.

SIG acquires HC Groep

29-09-2015

SIG plc, the leading European specialist solutions provider to the construction industry, announces that it has acquired HC Groep BV. HC Groep is a specialist Air Handling systems provider based in the Netherlands and the UK, with a turnover of €45m.

The acquisition of HC Groep supports SIG’s strategy to grow its Air Handling operations across Europe. This acquisition will enhance SIG’s customer proposition by extending its product and system offering, including in attractive areas of climate ceilings and car park and tunnel ventilation, plus new service capabilities.

This acquisition is complementary to SIG’s existing Air Handling operations in the Netherlands and the UK, including Air Trade Centre and previously acquired businesses Inatherm and SK Sales.

The existing management team of HC Groep will remain with the business to deliver the continued growth and development of the company.

Lex Hemels, Managing Director of SIG Air Handling said, "We are extremely pleased that HC Groep will be joining SIG, and we look forward to partnering with the management team to grow the business together. The acquisition of HC Groep will enhance our existing Air Handling offering in the Netherlands and the UK, and provides opportunities for growth in other SIG geographies".

Peter Verschoor, CEO of HC Groep commented, "This is a unique opportunity to strengthen along with SIG through synergies between the different business units, and to further develop future indoor climate solutions".

About HC Groep

HC Groep is comprised of five individual businesses in the Netherlands and the UK, each with its own specialism, including climate control, climate ceilings, air treatment equipment, ventilation systems for car parks and tunnels and air distribution and control technology.

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A.T.C. Air Trade Centre Turkey Expands its Network … Through Opening a New Branch in Ankara

Air Trade Centre Ankara Branch has it’s located at:

Cevizdere Mah. Gökkuşağı cad. No:37/A

Çankaya – Ankara

Tel: +90 312 474 24 24-25 26

Faks:+ 90 312 474 24 28

The grand opening of this new branch was September 30th, and is in line with our plans to increase our market presence and spreading our well-known reputation in Turkey. This is a reflection of ATC’s strong business growth in Turkey and it underlines our strategic expansion drive in the country.

At this new branch we combine office, showroom and warehouse on one spot.

ISH exhibition more succesful then ever!

ISH has been more successful than ever! During the five days of the fair, around 190,000 visitors found their way to Frankfurt, to the world’s
largest industrial exhibition for the combination of energy and water.

The world’s leading manufacturers all had booths here and a lot of new contacts were made.

MD Conference Air Trade Centre International

Farewell László Csizmadia

During the Directors Meeting dinner in Amsterdam the opportunity was taken to say goodbye to László. For 5 years László was the Managing Director of Air Trade Centre Hungary. Given the difficult history of Air Trade Centre Hungary and also the start of the global financial crisis in 2008 these 5 years were not the easiest in László’s career, however as we were all informed by him he enjoyed his time with Air Trade Centre very much. A stable basis was set under László’s management for Tibor to take it to a higher level.We hope László will enjoy a long and happy retirement and we wish him and his family all the best!

Succesful ISH 2011 exhibition for Air Trade Centre

Yes, more than 204.000 visitors were registered for the 2011 edition of the ISH exhibition, a record number!

The Air Trade Centre booth was located in the newly built and beautiful hall 11

It was impressive to see the booth with a full pallet of Technical Pricelists from all the Air Trade Centre countries!...

Air Trade Centre donates to medical-social care centre in Sofia

Air Trade Centre International initiated a noble cause again. This time, our company has donated medical equipment to ‘St. Paraskeva’ Medical-Social Care Centre in Sofia, Bulgaria. It is a children’s home for kids without parental care, giving shelter and medical care to 39 boys and girls at the age of 0-3.

The equipment includes therapeutic chair, a baby-walker and special medical splints for kids suffering from cerebral palsy. With the help of these life-essential facilities the children will have better chances to live and grow.

House of Tomorrow Today (HoTT)

This article describes what Air Trade Centre stands for: Smart Building through durable energy and environmentally efficient design choices. This is illustrated by the HoTT project in the Netherlands, inspired by Roman archtitecture and way of living.

Annual Directors meeting May 2010

This year's annual Air Trade Centre Directors meeting was held in the beautiful city of Budapest, Hungary. Two days of intensive meetings during which innovative and durable building developments were discussed, new products were assessed, the Ethics Policies were introduced and strategic decisions made for the future.

Air Trade Centre Turkey has attended to ISK – SODEX 2010 Exhibition, one of the biggest HVAC Exhibition in world, between dates 05 – 08 May 2010 with a stand area of 120 m².

The exhibition was a great success and was giving a very significant data of the growth and strength of Air Trade Centre, in the sector. We had the opportunity of meeting with our current customers along with the new companies who we suppose will start to collaborate soon for the future projects.

It was also a great success to distribute our new Price List 2010 catalogue and announce our new distribution agreement for sales of AERMEC products in Turkey.

Air Trade Centre Spain, has supplied for the new composting plant that is being mounted in the province of Barcelona, centrifugal and axial fans up to 100,000 m³ / h, specific to this kind of facility and aluminium grilles for circular ducts and round air volume control damper in stainless steel.

Lukasz Malicki new Managing Director ATC Poland

On February 1st, 2010 Lukasz Malicki started as the new Managing Director of ATC Poland Sp z o.o., Janki (Raszyn), Poland. He will follow up Adam Zumbrzycki in that position.

Malicki has been employed in order to further professionalize the company and rationalize its product portfolio. ATC Poland would like to increase its market share in its home country. ATC Poland provides the Polish market with components and devices in the field of ventilation and air conditioning (usually indicated by the English abbreviation ‘HVAC’).

Tjerk Metz new Managing Director Air Trade Centre Nederland

On February 1st, 2010 Tjerk Metz (*1955) has started as the new Managing Director of Air Trade Centre Nederland BV, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. He will follow up Hans Neeus in that position.

Metz has been employed in order to further professionalize the company and rationalize its product portfolio. Air Trade Centre Nederland would like to increase its market share in its home country.

Air Trade Centre donates to "Rainbow 4 Kids"

As last year, Air Trade Centre has given a donation to Rainbow 4 Kids, to provide funds to teachers and pupils of three schools in Ukunda, a small village 30 km to the south of Mombassa, Kenya. This financial support will give the children of Ukunda the facilities to have a better education which will in turn increase the chance to a better future! For more information, visit the website: www.rainbow4kids.be

Annual Directors Meeting Zaventem May 2009

This year's annual ATC Directors meeting was held at the offices of Air Trade Centre Belgium in Zaventem and at the Château du Lac in Genval, Belgium. Two days of intensive meetings during which innovative and durable buidling developments were discussed, new products were assessed and strategic decisions made for the future.

Chilled Beams, Air Handling Units and JetFans by Fläkt-Woods

Chilled Beams, Air Handling Units and JetFans from the world known company Fläkt-Woods will be represented by Air Trade Centre Romania. ATC Romania will therefore organize a seminar on November 5th for around 30 installers, engineers and designers.

Later on, a similar seminar will be organised for the Jetfans of Fläkt-Woods for car parks and tunnels.

Their well known quality, software systems and professionalism can be re-discovered during these days.

Air Trade Centre too "Helps to end polio worldwide"

Rotary International and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are teaming up to raise US$ 200 million in a worldwide campaign against polio.

Air Trade Centre International BV (the holding of the group) has decided to support the campaign by contributing financially to a Dutch Rotary Club in organizing the “Groot Schiedams Dictee 2009”, a linguistic competition that will take place on the 4th of November. The totality of the raised funds will be donated to Rotary International for the Help end polio worldwide campaign.

Air Trade Centre welcomes Lukasz Malicki

Lukasz Malicki will join Air Trade Centre Poland per 1st September as Commercial Director reporting to Mr. Adam Zumbrzycki (Managing Director Air Trade Centre Poland). Mr. Malicki will take responsibility for developing the sales throughout Poland for our group and management of the sales team of Air Trade Centre Poland. He has a wealth of experience in building networks and has been very successful in doing this specifically in our branch. Mr. Malicki joins us coming from Dospel Professional where he held several sales positions in the last years, most recently the position of Sales Export Director.

Air Trade Centre: supplier and knowledge base for school ventilation

Air Trade Centre offers you the experience, knowledge and products for ventilation in schools. We have several concepts to cover all ventilation related questions!

At this moment we are working on several schools, amongst them are University of Zeeland (Vlissing) and a primary school in Breda.

Please contact us if you think we can help you with your projects!

Businessplan "Full Blossom"

March 2009 - Determining the course with the wind behind us has proven to be easy in the last years. With an average growth of more than 23% per year over a period of 5 years, we can conclude afterwards that we determined the right course with each other. The changing situations and sometimes dismal weather forecasts, make it significantly more challenging to make a reliable and realistic plan again. We think we have been successful, whereby noted that expectations are that our turnover growth forecast in several countries has to be adjusted. The changing market circumstances have motivated us to bring forward some of our postponed plans, like to work intensively on new regions for our group, e.g. North Africa and China. Later this year we will report more on this.

Successful exhibition of Air Trade Centre during the 9th Climexpo Exhibition in Tunis in April 2009.

This exhibition brought together all professionals of the heating and ventilation sector in Tunisia. Through its local partner Cool&Heat Trading (CHT) Air Trade Centre is penetrating into a market with high potential with many big projects...

Air Trade Centre donates Vlietland Hospital

Air Trade Centre has made a donation to the Vlietland hospital in Schiedam. With this money, the parents are helped to enjoy a more comfortable start of new life.

Air Trade Centre Spain participates in the Climatización exhibition

Air Trade Centre Spain participates in Climatización 2009, the international air conditioning, heating, ventilation and refrigeration exhibition, one of the industry's most important events in Europe.

The exhibition will be held from 24 to 27 February in the Ferial Juan Carlos I hall in Madrid.

Air Trade Centre Spain will highlight following products among its wide range of air treatment products:

VMC range

Domestic ventilation range: Small capacity fans with exclusive design

Air diffusion range: Thermostatic diffusers for a better comfort and energy efficiency

Heat recovery range: Industrial and domestic HRU units

Technical PriceLists

With justifiable pride we show you our new and, according to us, most modern Technical PriceLists existing in the HVAC sector. This month, the first and new Technical PriceLists have been produced for our companies The Netherlands and Belgium, the other countries will follow soon.

Air Trade Centre Belgium participates in Batibouw 2009 exhibition

This year, Batibouw, the international building, renovation and interior design exhibition, celebrated its 4th birthday during its 50th edition. Air Trade Centre Belgium participated for the first time and with great succes!

Air Trade Centre donates amount to Hungarian children’s home

Air Trade Centre International has decided not to spend any more money on Christmas cards but to try and help some organizations instead which are in need and where our help could really make a difference.

This year we have made a donation to the István Children’s Centre in Fót, about 20 km from Budapest, Hungary. It is a children’s home providing child protection, home and follow-up care. This institute has a half-century long history and plays an exceptional role in the child protection efforts in Hungary (see their website www.kigyk.eu).

New controller Air Trade Centre in SIG special markets

We are very pleased to introduce Mr. Jürgen Offermans, our new controller in SIG special markets. He is based at SIG Benelux in Oisterwijk (NL). Jürgen started in November and we wish him every success in his new role.

Annual directors meeting Tholen 2008

This year's annual meeting for directors and staff of the ATC Group was held in September at the Group Headoffice in Tholen, The Netherlands. Two days of intensive meetings, looking at and talking about the future, assessing new products and developments and consolidating mutual friendship.

On April 29th, 2008 SIG Plc completed the acquisition of Air Trade Centre International.

SIG plc is a leading specialist supplier of insulation, roofing, commercial interiors and specialist construction products in Europe, with existing activities in air handling and air treatment, notably in France.

SIG recognises the developing importance of Air Trade Centre International in the European Air handling market, and has identified significant opportunities for further growth in Air Trade Centre International’s distinctive product portfolio and market approach.

After an intensive pre-selection process of some months, Air Trade Centre International NV signed in Paris, the “European Key Supplier Agreement for Air Diffusion products” with Suez Energy Services on April 9th 2008. Air Trade Centre Group is a leading European supplier of HVAC equipment and components for air handling (heating, ventilation and air conditioning). We offer independent technical advice and selection data for massive range of stock products across 12 countries.

Suez Energy Services is the largest worldwide supplier of energy and is also the largest HVAC installer in Europe. Divisions of Suez Energy Services include among others Axima, Axima Contracting, Axima Services, Axima Refrigeration, Elyo, GTI and INEO.

Beginning of the new building’s construction is a fact.

We are very pleased to announce you that the first steps have officially been taken for the construction works of Air Trade Centre Zaventem’s new building.

On the 18th of February 2008, the ground works were started. After the excavations and the earthmoving were completed, the talus was finished and the soil consolidation was started. Afterwards, the hard core package was added, as seen on the pictures enclosed.

New Sales Manager in Saudi Arabia

01-2008 We are very pleased to introduce Mr. Mahmoud Al Ali, our new Sales Manager in Saudi Arabia. Mahmoud, 32 years old, is a mechanical engineer and has several years of experience in sales of pumps (chilled, domestic and fire pumps) He started January 1st, 2008 and we wish him all the best in his new role.

Air Trade Centre International takes a majority interest in The Fan Company

09-2007 Air Trade Centre International, supplier of equipment and components for air handling (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, HVAC products) has taken a controlling interest in The Fan Company Ltd, based in Swansea (South Wales).

Air Trade Centre International has a leading ambition!

09-2007 Air Trade Centre International has a leading ambition in a lot of European countries! Air Trade Centre International is specialized in the delivery of equipment and components for air treatment.

Air Trade Centre Bulgaria Ltd new office and warehouse

08-2007 Air Trade Centre Bulgaria Ltd, supplier of equipment and components for air treatment (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, HVAC products) will take its new office and warehouse in Sofia officially into use on September 21st, 2007.

The official opening will be done by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, HE Mr. Willem van Ee, he will unveil among other things a beautiful sculpture!

Air Trade Centre Bulgaria Ltd exists since the year 2000 and was located at Tzarigradsko Chaussee Blvr. 7 km in Sofia.

Businessplan "The Growth"

04-2007 We proudly announce that during the annual Directors meeting, this year in Sofia Bulgaria, on Friday April 20th, 2007 the Businessplan 2007-2011 with the title The Growth was finalized.

This plan is meant to offer transparency to Shareholders, the Advisory Board, the Management and the Country Managers of the Air Trade Centre Group as well as external parties, such as banks and accountants, with regard to the short term company goals.

Prior to this plan the businessplan 2005-2008 was issued. It had the title Trimming and Blooming. We believe that the most important "trimming" has been done and we will focus on The Growth from now onwards.

Fujitsu air conditioning in new dancing in Antwerp

10-2007 Since many years, Antwerp is the most prominent city in Flanders when you talk about partying. After the legendary club 'Zillion' was closed, there was a huge gap for a large public. With the foundation of a new temple this gap was filled.

Luxuary flats with energetic ventilation

This year annual meeting of directors took place in Istanbul

May - 2006 This year the annual meeting of directors of the Air Trade Centre Group took place in Istanbul from May 11th – 13th, hosted by Air Trade Centre Turkey. A modest but charming hotel, lovely food and innovative presentations with the most important conclusion, Air Trade Centre is on its way with new products, new people, new ATC countries in prospect and healthy results.....!

In 2007 all directors will meet each other in the Spring. Air Trade Centre Bulgaria will be our host! Our new office and warehouse building is also a good reason for the whole team to make it to Sofia!

ATC Humidifiers in New Radisson SAS EU Hotel in Brussels

02-2006 Beginning of February, opening of a new luxuary hotel of Radisson SAS network in Brussels. This hotel located at only 3 km of the city centre, offers 149 rooms and suites, 6 fully-equipped conference rooms, a fitness club and a sauna.

Because it is a first-class hotel, the demands in terms of air-handling were also very high, so high quality products were chosen.

Air Trade Centre Saudi Arabia

02-2006 The doors of Air Trade Centre Saudi Arabia (ATC - SA) will soon open this month in the Central Region, conveniently located at the city of Riyadh. Now, under one roof, ATC will answer all your needs for HVAC products, provide you services on professional level, and will be your reliable partner for your profitable business.

New innovated insulation

01-2006 End to skin irritation when handling flexible insulated ducts!

New innovated insulation ?

In 2004 Air Trade Centre International sold its production plant for flexible ducts to the American ATCO group of companies. ATCO is world market-leader in flexible duct products. We made the agreement that ATCO will produce the complete European need exclusively for Air Trade Centre, using the machinery of Air Trade Centre and according to the specifications of Air Trade Centre.

09-2005 We take a lot of work out of the hands of the installer by means of forward integration.

This is a summary of an article that was published in the September issue of "Bouwen in het Oosten", in the Netherlands

The straightforward ambition of Air Trade Centre the Netherlands. We provide one-stop-shopping for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning products.We provide one-stop-shopping for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning products.

Business plan and new market communication approach

06-2005 On 2nd June our new website went live. Prior to this event, in February 2005, the Air Trade Centre Businessplan was communicated to all employees and shortly after that to a number of our external business relations.

One of the subjects in this new plan that relates to the coming years 2005 thru to 2008 is our market communication approach.

As part of this new approach we made a site in which the Crane has a prominent position. The binder shown adjacent to this text is one of the many examples of the new spirit of Air Trade Centre.